Scarlet Letter Chapters 1-5

Jaden T.
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  3. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  4. antinomian
    relating to or influenced by antinomianism
  5. assimilate
    make alike
  6. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  7. contumaciously
    in a rebellious manner
  8. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  9. farthingale
    a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally
  10. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  11. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  12. inauspicious
    boding ill
  13. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  14. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  15. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  16. progenitor
    an ancestor in the direct line
  17. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  18. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  19. sojourn
    spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
  20. vivify
    give new life or energy to
Created on Thu Mar 07 13:04:02 EST 2013 (updated Tue Mar 19 14:34:21 EDT 2013)

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